Hofu (Mazda factory)

Hofu Plant is an automobile manufacturing complex in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan operated by Mazda Motor Corporation. The complex consists of two main elements, an automobile assembly complex in Nishinoura District, and a transmission plant in nearby Nakanoseki District. It was the second plant opened to support operations at the original Hiroshima Plant.

Nishinoura

Nishinoura has two main factories, known as "H1" and "H2". Together they include 792,000 square meters of space.

H1

H1 was opened in September 1982.

Current products:

• Mazda Demio/Mazda2
• Mazda Axela/Mazda3
• Mazda CX-3

Previous products:

• Mazda Familia/323/Protegé
• Mazda MX-3

H2

H2 was opened in February 1992.

Current products:

• Mazda Atenza/Mazda6
• Mazda CX-5

Past products:

• Mazda Capella/626
• 2001–2006 Mazda Tribute
• 2001–2006 Ford Escape

Nakanoseki

Nakanoseki opened in December 1981 and includes 537,000 square meters of space. It produces automatic and manual transmissions. The company announced that transmission production had reached 25 million units as of September 2006. This milestone took 24 years and nine months to attain.

See also

• List of Mazda facilities

References

• "Major production facilities in Japan". Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• Mazda Factory locations Japan

External links

• Mazda: Activities in Japan